MARGAO
Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said nearly 2,700 families were compelled to light lamps and candles in memory of their loved ones who were forced to die by the insensitive government headed by Pramod Sawant due to its apathy and negligence in handling the Covid pandemic.
“It is the most insensitive act of the government and BJP functionaries to light lamps celebrating ‘Tika Utsavs’ when the State is mourning deaths of its citizens due to Covid”, charged Digambar Kamat.
He was speaking at the Installation programme of Quepem Block Youth Congress. GPCC President Girish Chodankar, General Secretary Subhash Faldessai, South Goa District Congress President Joe Dias, Youth Congress President Adv Varad Mardolkar, Congress Leader Altone D’Costa, South Goa Youth Congress President Ubed Khan, Melvin Carvalho, Prashant Velip and Adv Archit Naik were also present.
“Due to Covid social distancing protocol only 30 youths representing almost 350 youths from various wards of panchayats and municipalities were enrolled in the Youth Congress today”, he said.
Kamat said the Youth Congress team has created a place in the hearts of Goans with their outstanding work of supplying oxygen to the Covid patients and extending other help in this Covid pandemic. “They did not go for any publicity of their social work and focussed more on the blessings of the people and the beneficiaries.
GPCC chief Girish Chodankar said the people of Quepem are ready to teach Deputy Chief Minister Babu Kavlekar a lesson for betraying them and the Congress party. “The sharp decrease in the vote share of the candidates supported by Babu Kavlekar in the Zilla Panchayat and Municipal elections is a clear indication that his graph is coming down. All Congress workers must work with full strength to defeat the defectors”, he added.
Congress party will create history in the coming Assembly elections by defeating those who betrayed the people’s mandate for selfish gains, said Alton D’Costa.
